hwel

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwel, from Proto-Celtic *swelos. Cognate with Breton houlat and Welsh chwŷl, chwêl. Related to dehweles and omhweles.

Noun

hwel m (plural hwelyow)

  1. work, labor
    Synonyms: lavur, gweyth
  2. minework
  3. mine
    Synonym: bal

Derived terms

  • best hwel (“working animal”)
  • gul hwel (“work”, verb)
  • gwas hwel (“workman”)
  • heb hwel (“unemployed”)
  • hwel kiger (“butchery, slaughterhouse”)
  • hwel ober (“industry”)
  • hwel tiek (“farm work”)
  • hwelbark (“industrial estate”)
  • hweldreylya (“revolutionise”, verb)
  • hweldro (“revolution”)
  • hwelji (“workshop”)

Descendants

  • → English: wheal

Middle English

Noun

hwel

  1. (Southern, Early Middle English) alternative form of whel (“wheel”)

Old Frisian

Noun

hwel

  1. wheel
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